{
  "id": 2579564,
  "title": "Karnataka IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar goes missing amid KPSC row; last traced to Bengaluru airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/karnataka-ias-officer-gyanendra-kumar-goes-missing-amid-kpsc-row-last",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T11:08:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/karnataka-ias-officer-gyanendra-kumar-goes-missing-amid-kpsc-row-last-traced-to-bengaluru-airport-11787402894896.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karnataka IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar has reportedly gone missing since August 20, with authorities unable to locate him, according to PTI. The Karnataka home minister, Priyank Kharge, confirmed receiving information about the matter but noted no formal missing complaint had been filed by Gangwar's family. Gangwar was last traced at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, with his mobile phone switched off. Authorities are investigating his movements to determine if he traveled from Bengaluru to Delhi. Gangwar, a 2016-batch IAS officer, was serving as Director, MSME, in the Karnataka Department of Industries and Commerce before his disappearance. He had reportedly booked a flight to Delhi before becoming unreachable. The incident coincides with ongoing scrutiny of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) amid allegations of corruption in recruitment examinations. The KPSC chairperson, Shivashankarappa S Sahukar, is under investigation for corruption and nepotism, including allegations his daughter was selected for a government job using a false income certificate. Sahukar was suspended by the governor on July 13 but reinstated by the Karnataka High Court on August 18. The state government plans to advise the governor to suspend Sahukar and initiate an inquiry. The Enforcement Directorate recently searched premises linked to the KPSC, Sahukar, and others as part of a money laundering probe into irregularities in a recruitment examination for veterinary officers.",
  "summary": "Karnataka IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar has reportedly gone missing and has been unreachable since August 20. His movements were last traced to Bengaluru airport. The development comes amid a KPSC recruitment row, though no link has been confirmed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}